Re: Paganism could join the six world religions taught in county schools

I assume the paganism they're planning to teach is neo-Druidry or perhaps AS Heathenism, something like that.

When reading this I had a thought...whatever type of paganism they cover, the old Euro-polytheistic faiths could definitely provide a nucleus around which a white identity could emerge in the U.K.

I mean, what other religion could suffice? Islam is aggressively alien and non-white, and Christianity these days treats left-wing political thought as doctrine and is increasingly alien and non-white (especially in Europe, where the fervent Christians are invariably black). Hinduism is not aggressive, but it is definitely alien, and Buddhism is no match for Shair'ia-crazed Pakis.

But say what you will about paganism...it's indigenous. It's white. The current form has been debased by hippies and Leftists, but it takes an unlikely twisting of history to turn it into something African ("de black man built Stonehedge"...sorry, no). And there's no way it can ever be interpreted as some form of Islam (try that, and watch Paki heads explode!).

If this measure goes through, this fact needs to be taught to Lincolnshire students, as does the message Euro-paganism brings about the land and people's connection to it. The fact that "fluffy bunny" paganism is nothing more than a Leftist hissyfit against Christianity* needs to be make as well.

Any practicing pagans in the UK willing to get the word out?

*Ironic, considering Leftism itself is basically just a heretic form of Christianity, one that originating during the intellectual ferment of the 19th century...

Re: Paganism could join the six world religions taught in county schools

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Originally Posted by HektorAnasthainomai

I'm a little confused about this. How is "paganism" a religion? As far as I know, "pagan" includes any religious traditions held by any European peoples before the dawn of Christianity. Clearly, Roman paganism, Norwegian paganism and Greek paganism are worlds apart from each other. So how can simply "paganism" be taught?

This is in no way an attack on paganism, it's a serious question. I may be misunderstanding.

I don't know very much about modern Paganism as a religion. That being said, I do know that in the past Paganism referred to any religion in which the gods are manifestations of nature, who often exist within the elements they control. Example, why do we knock on wood? To awaken the wood spirits to hear our requests (traditionally a gift would also be buried at the foot of the tree).

Although they may differ significantly in practice, in theory all forms of Paganism operate on the same basic principles. For starters, there are multiple gods, that these gods often oppose each other and people can use this to their advantage, that sacrifice can be a means of appeasing and therefore controlling these gods, etc.

Depending on how you look at it, Paganism includes the religions of ancient Sumeria such as Ur and Uruk (see the epic of Gilgamesh), as well as Roman, Greek, and Germanic sects.

As I said, these only apply to traditional ancient Paganism. I really have no idea how it is practiced in a modern sense, so what I say must be taken with a grain of salt.

Re: Paganism could join the six world religions taught in county schools

Lincolnshire is a unique county. Cut off from the rest of the country by marshes and rivers for much of its history, it has developed at its own pace and in its own way.

Lincolnshire is on the northeast. So a form of neo-Odinism or neo-Asatru mixed with Druidism and Wiccan will probably be taught.

The Iceni tribe, who occupied part of southern Lincolnshire, were that of Boudicca, who led the famous indigenous Briton revolt against the occupying multicult Empire of Rome. It's rather interesting that the spiritual revolt appears to be occuring where the old revolt blood is.

Re: Paganism could join the six world religions taught in county schools

More Good News. The Lincolnshire Druids have their sacred sites as Iron Age hillforts.

Burrough-on-the-hill

A 12 acre Iron Age hillfort in Leicestershire with rampart and ditch. A well-defined and prominent entrance breaks the rampart and when excavated traces of a cobbled roadway and a guard house with strong masonry walls were revealed.

Many of their sacred sites are Iron Age hill forts. When they teach Druidism to school kids, they will most likely also take them on tours of these ancient Iron Age British hillforts and establish a sense of devotion to land and country.